Danielle Barkhouse

Danielle S. Barkhouse (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 2021.^[2] She represents the riding of Chester-St. Margaret's as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Currently, Barkhouse is the Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. She is a member of the Assembly Matters and Veterans Affairs Committees. She is also a member of the House of Assembly Management Commission.^[3]

Danielle S. Barkhouse MLA
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
Incumbent
Assumed office September 5, 2024
Premier	Tim Houston
Lieutenant Governor	Arthur J. LeBlanc
Preceded by	Karla MacFarlane
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret's
Incumbent
Assumed office August 17, 2021
Preceded by	Hugh MacKay
Personal details
Born	1976 (age 48–49)[1] New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Politician

Prior to her election to the legislature, Barkhouse was a municipal councillor in Chester.^[4]

Electoral history

2024 Nova Scotia general election: Chester-St. Margaret's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Danielle Barkhouse	4,776	58.1%	+18.04
	Liberal	Laura Mulrooney	2,160	26.3%	-11.31
	New Democratic	Brendan Mosher	1,290	15.7%	-1.50
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			8,226
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Chester-St. Margaret's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Danielle Barkhouse	3,788	40.06	+14.40	$76,695.05
	Liberal	Jacob Killawee	3,556	37.61	+2.38	$67,872.46
	New Democratic	Amy Reitsma	1,626	17.20	-17.23	$50,011.78
	Green	Jessica Alexander	417	4.41	-0.27	$10,917.97
	Atlantica	Steven Foster	68	0.72		$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,455	99.62	-0.17	$88,319.62
Total rejected ballots			36	0.38	+0.17
Turnout			9,491	62.48	+4.88
Eligible voters			15,191
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.01
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7]

2020 Chester Municipal Election District 3^[8]

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent
No Affiliation	Danielle Barkhouse	623	81.65%	✓
No Affiliation	Kerry Keddy	140	18.35%

2016 Chester Municipal Election District 3^[9]

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent
No Affiliation	Danielle Barkhouse	326	63.18%	✓
No Affiliation	Brenda Mulrooney	190	36.82%